# A Criminal Enterprise

**URL:** <https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-criminal-enterprise/111597>\
**Category:** Macro Economic Trends and Risks\
**Created:** [December 23, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-criminal-enterprise/111597 "2024-12-23T19:12:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![intercst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/intercst/32/1543_2.png) [@intercst](https://discussion.fool.com/u/intercst)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-criminal-enterprise/111597/1 "2024-12-23T19:12:19Z")

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{{ A group of Democratic lawmakers are “calling for aggressive action to curb the increasing market power of UnitedHealth Group, including a possible breakup of a business empire they say is undermining competition, corrupting Medicare, and hurting vulnerable patients,” }}

Lack of antitrust enforcement is a major factor in price gouging and inflation. And that’s true all across the economy.

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**Author:** ![FCorelli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/fcorelli/32/47614_2.png) [@FCorelli](https://discussion.fool.com/u/FCorelli)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-criminal-enterprise/111597/2 "2024-12-23T20:23:44Z")

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> [@intercst](#):
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> Lack of antitrust enforcement is a major factor in price gouging and inflation. And that’s true all across the economy.

Putting in a good word for Uncle Miltie. (Non-drinker here) Even Friedman always, always caveated his fetishized exhortations of markets and capitalism with the overarching need for “competition.” He almost always ended his statements _“WHEN you have competition”_ or _“IF you have competition.”_ I notice these tidbits never get brought up when money is involved. Then it’s just: “private property”, DE-regulation" and misapplication of “marketplace.”